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last field configured will be automatically assigned to
the next field. That is, if three fields are configured
for the editing format, the data characters after F3 will
be assigned to F4 automatically. This feature is quite
useful especially when data of variable lengths is
processed by editing formats.
6.5 Dividing Data into Fields
Data eligible for editing format is divided into fields
according to user specified rules. The rule for each
field can be configured in two ways.
•
Field Terminating String
: The field dividing
rule can be configured by specifying the field
terminating string. The field terminating string
configured can be up to two characters. The
scanner will search for the occurrence of this
particular string in the data for the field. The
field terminating string is always included in
the field. User though, has the option of
discarding this terminating string.
•
Field Length
: The field dividing rule can be
configured by simply specifying the field
length. The scanner will assign the next
specified number of characters into the field.
6.6 Additional Fields
User can create up to five additional fields for each
editing format. Each additional field can have at most
four characters. The additional fields are numbered
AF1 to AF5 accordingly.
6.7 Field Transmission Sequence
After the data fields and the additional fields are
configured, user can now program the transmission
sequence of these fields that comprise the final data.
The “Start” label must be read before assigning the
field transmission sequence. And then the desired
field transmission sequence can be specified. The
scanner will transmit the fields in the order
(sequence) user programmed when sending data. The
field transmission sequence can be assigned in any
desired order and fields can also be assigned multiple
times. The maximum number of fields can be assigned
